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Bulldogs win two events and are runners-up in two others at home invite
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Lauryn Sandstrom runs in one of MFL MarMac's relays. - photo by Audrey Posten

A score of 54 placed the MFL MarMac girls track and field team fifth among nine schools at the April 16 MFL MarMac Coed Invitational. Edgewood-Colesburg took the top spot with 117, followed by Maquoketa Valley at 109, Kee 92 and Riverdale 71.

Freshman Khloe Schutte continued to dazzle with her fourth win in the 400 meter dash. She turned in a time of 1:01.47.

The Bulldogs saw another win in the discus, where Blair Winter’s throw of 115-06 was four feet better than the runner-up. The freshman also had a solid fifth place finish in the shot put, on a throw of 30-01.

Teammate Ariana Fish was 13th in that event, while Brooklyn Tonn was 11th in the discus.

Brooklyn Landt rounded out the team’s field success, leaping to fourth in the long jump with a distance of 15-01.50.

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A long jump of 15 feet, 1.5 inches landed Bulldog Brooklyn Landt in fourth place. - photo by Audrey Posten

In other individual running events, Charlotte Meyer crossed the finish line fourth in the 1500 on a time of 5:32.71. A mark of 2:55.55 had Briella Schutte sixth in the 800.

Aaliyah Corcoran posted a time of 1:27.53 in the 400 hurdles, which was good for fourth place. She also placed seventh in the 100 meter dash, finishing in 14.6 seconds. Teammate Makya Wood ran to 15th in that race, in a time of 17.15. Wood was also 15th in the 200 meter dash, behind the seventh place Landt.

The relays were strong too, as MFL MarMac was the runner-up in both the 4x400 and sprint medley, third in both the 4x200 and distance medley, then sixth in the 4x100.

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Freshman Aaliyah Corcoran leads off a relay for MFL MarMac at last week’s home meet. - photo by Audrey Posten

This was the Bulldogs’ fourth outdoor meet of the season, and head coach Kylie Sandstrom said it’s been a good start.

“They are showing improvement at each and every meet. With every meet we’ve had, everybody, across the board, has improved their times,” Sandstrom said. “I look forward to seeing that more and more. We have some relays, individuals, throws, jumpers who are at a good spot.”

Sandstrom is impressed by the athletes’ competitive drive and team dynamic.

“The girls are driven by each other’s drive to be better. It’s really exciting to see them work together,” she shared.

Three meets were on the schedule this week, starting at New Hampton April 20 and Crestwood April 21. The Bulldogs will head to North Fayette Valley on April 24.

MFL MarMac senior Brent Roe contributed to reporting for this article.